Sitting for Long Periods Linked to Higher Risk of Death
Adding fuel to the adage “sitting is the new smoking,” a new study finds that sitting for extended periods of time is a significant risk factor for all causes of death.
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Genetic Study Shows Humans Still Evolving
Natural selection actively weeds out unfavorable gene variants linked to heavy smoking and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a large-scale study that reveals humans continue to evolve.
Read moreLaw Firm Must Pay $314K to PR Firm Hired for Discontinued Case
A Mississippi law firm must fork over $314,000 in unpaid monthly retainer fees to a PR company it hired after taking a potential controversial case related to the multi-state tobacco litigation, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Read moreCourts Uphold E-Cigarette Rules for Planes & Marketing
WASHINGTON (CN) – Two courts in Washington struck blows to e-cigarette manufacturers on Friday, upholding one federal rule preventing the
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California Counties Use Big Tobacco Lawsuit Tactics to Go After Big Oil
In a legal assault similar to the one that won multibillion-dollar awards from Big Tobacco, two Bay Area counties and a coastal city blamed Chevron, ExxonMobil and three dozen other oil, gas and coal companies for climate change and rising sea levels that threaten communities on the California coast.
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Over a Decade Later, Judge Finalizes Cigarette-Box Warnings
As punishment for decades of conspiring to downplay the negative effects of smoking, a federal judge issued disclaimers Tuesday for cigarette companies to put on their advertisements and packaging.
Read moreIllegal Tobacco Shipments Will Cost UPS $250M
Calling out the shipping giant’s refusal to admit wrongdoing, a federal judge lit UPS with a $250 million penalty Thursday for illegally shipping cigarettes into New York.
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Tribe Loses Challenge to Rules on Tobacco Record-Keeping
Sending a record-keeping challenge over cigarette sales up in smoke, a federal judge refused to let a Nebraska-based tribe duck a law that curbs tobacco trafficking.
Read moreFormer Tennessee Sheriff Gets 4 Years on Corruption Charges
A former Tennessee sheriff was sentenced to more than four years in prison Thursday for using his position to benefit his jail e-cigarettes company, trying to hide his involvement in the venture, and lying about the money he made.
Read moreReligious Tobacco Protection in Prisons Uncertain
A California appeals court dealt a blow Thursday to a Native American prison inmate who petitioned for the right to use pure tobacco during religious ceremonies.
Read moreNY Times Demand Records on ATF Tobacco Smuggling
The New York Times sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for documents in a tobacco-smuggling scandal involving a secret ATF bank account.
Read moreSeventh Circuit Nixes Indiana Vaping Regulation
Indiana’s law regulating the production of “vape” liquids for e-cigarettes imposes broad requirements on out-of-state manufacturers that are unprecedented and unconstitutional, the Seventh Circuit ruled.
Read moreCzechs a Step Away from Smoking Ban in Bars, Restaurants
The Czech Republic is one step away from losing its status of one of the last havens for tobacco smokers in Europe.
Read moreLoan-Sharking Crack-Down in NY Mob Bust
A pair of indictments unveiled in New York say the mob ran a sports-gambling and loan-sharking ring that coordinated millions in wagers through a wire room in Costa Rica.
Read moreNinth Circuit Allows Federal Tax on Indian’s Tobacco Shop
The Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Yakama Nation cannot stop the federal government from collecting taxes on a tribal member’s tobacco business.
Read moreJudge Tosses Lawsuit Over Smoking in Films
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming the film industry puts young lives at risk by not making all movies that include tobacco smoking rated R.
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